College student accused of dealing...

CRIME & COURTS

November 21, 2010

CRIME & COURTSCollege student accused of dealing A local college student is accused of selling crack on campus and setting up the deal by text messaging. Elizabeth Anderson, 22, of Kingsford Heights, is charged with Class A felony dealing cocaine and Class B felony dealing cocaine. The most serious offense involves an alleged deal that occurred Sept. 12 at Ivy Tech State College campus in Michigan City. According to court documents, Anderson is a student at the college and was there when she was contacted about selling crack cocaine. Court documents say that via text message, she told the buyer she was in between classes and to "hurry up" so they could carry out the exchange before the start of her next class. Court documents revealed that Anderson walked out to the campus parking lot and climbed into a car that pulled up, carrying out the exchange. She allegedly sold 0.3 grams of cocaine then got out of the vehicle and resumed her class schedule, according to court documents. The other charge involves an alleged crack deal that occurred at a gas station in LaPorte. Anderson was given a May 9 trial date. Ex-coach pleads guilty in sex case SOUTH BEND -- A former Washington High School basketball coach accused of having sex with a student pleaded guilty Friday to two felony counts of sexual misconduct with a minor and one felony count of child seduction. Stephen Rokop, 27, was the freshman boys basketball coach and a special education paraprofessional at Washington until he was fired in February. Each count of sexual misconduct in this case could carry a sentence of up to 20 years in prison. The child seduction count could carry a sentence of up to three years. Rokop is scheduled for sentencing Jan. 26. Three armed robberies reported SOUTH BEND -- Police reported three armed robberies Thursday, all allegedly carried out by three men, one of them armed, according to police reports. The first occurred in the 1800 block of South Michigan Street, around 2:30 p.m., according to a police report. A 66-year-old man told police he was leaving a grocery store when someone pulled up and asked if he needed a ride. The man got inside the vehicle, but was later dropped off in an alley, robbed and struck several times by three men in the car. At 11 p.m., a 55-year-old man was robbed while walking in the 1200 block of West Vassar Avenue, police reported. Three men allegedly approached the man and one of them struck him with a gun. They allegedly took cash from his pocket and ran. An hour later, police reported a robbery in the 800 block of North Scott Street, this time involving a 25-year-old victim. Three men allegedly approached the victim as he was walking down the street and robbed him at gunpoint, taking his cell phone since he had no money on him, police reported. No arrests have been made in any of the cases. It was not clear if police believed they were connected. Gunman arrested at Adams High SOUTH BEND -- Police arrested a 19-year-old South Bend man Friday morning after he was found outside John Adams High School with a loaded .25-caliber handgun, according to a police report. School security officials noticed the man walking inside the school around 7:30 a.m., and confronted him because he did not look like a student, police reported. He reportedly told officials he was a former student who had graduated last year. He was then escorted out an exit on the school's south side, and was then confronted by a South Bend police school resource officer on the sidewalk, the report said. The officer found the .25-caliber gun, loaded with five rounds, hidden in the man's pants, police reported. The 19-year-old was booked into the St. Joseph County Jail, accused of criminal trespassing and possession of a firearm within 1,000-feet of a school, police reported. He is being held without bond, according to jail record.